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Background Checks for Firearm Transfers, 2005Describes background checks for firearm transfers conducted in 2005. This annual report provides the number of applications checked by State points of contact, estimates of the number of applications checked by local agencies, the number of applications rejected, the reasons for rejection, and estimates of applications and rejections conducted by each type of approval system. It also provides information about appeals of rejected applications and arrests for falsified applications. The Firearm Inquiry Statistics Program is an ongoing data collection effort focusing on the procedures and statistics related to background checks in selected States. Highlights include the following:
11/06 NCJ 214256 This publication is one in a series. More recent editions may be available. To view a list of all in the series go to the publications page. Acrobat file (701K) | ASCII file (32K) | Spreadsheets (zip format 17K) |
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